c/kWh
hours a day
Screen size
50"
126 cm, LED-backlit LCD
Energy rating
3.5
Annual electricity use
335 kWh
Label: 390 kWh ยท 0.09 kWh per hour on
Estimated running cost
$111 / year
$1,107 over 10 years
Power when on
91 W ยท 0.3 W standby

37% more electricity than the median of 279 comparable 48โ€“50 inch TV registrations (284 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 5% of them. At your rates that is about $30 a year more than the median, $301 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 279 comparable 48โ€“50 inch TV registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 48โ€“50 inch TV sold in New Zealand, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

Tvs that use less electricity

Same type and size group, at least 3% lower annual kWh on the label basis.

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
LG 50UJ660H5LD50"141 kWh/yr8$47
LG 50UM662H4LC50"149 kWh/yr7$49
Konic KUD50SG696AS50"172 kWh/yr7$57
Coocaa 50Q66CK50"175 kWh/yr7$58
Philips 49HFL5011T/1249"175 kWh/yr7$58

kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.

Tvs similar to the TCL 50C845

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Konic KUD50GS677AM50"327 kWh/yr4$108
Hisense 50Q6SAU50"199 kWh/yr6$66
Coocaa 50Q66CK50"175 kWh/yr7$58
Konic KUD50SG696AS50"172 kWh/yr7$57
LG 50UJ660H5LD50"141 kWh/yr8$47
Ffalcon FF50U6450"200 kWh/yr6$66
Hisense 50Q6S series50"199 kWh/yr6$66
LG 50UM662H0LC50"149 kWh/yr7$49

kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.

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TCL 50C845 specifications

Screen size (diagonal)
125.6 cm (49.5")
Screen area
6,745 cmยฒ
Screen technology
LED-backlit LCD
On-mode power
91.4 W
Passive standby power
0.33 W
Active standby power
0.00 W
Power supply
Internal
Tuner
Analogue/Digital
Annual energy (label)
390 kWh
Star rating index
3.59
Country of manufacture
China

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ATV5780
GEMS registration id
156025
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
24 September 2028
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
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Regulatory standard
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Televisions) Determination 2013
Test standard
AS/NZS 62087.1:2010

Source: E3 programme registration data (EECA, New Zealand) (trans-Tasman E3 registration data published by DCCEEW on data.gov.au, CC BY 3.0 AU). Dataset published 20 September 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. Manufacturer: tcl.com/au. How the derived figures are calculated.